Land

Over 857,000 people encroaching 5,404 sq km of land, says Assam govt

Over 8.57 lakh encroachers are occupying more than 5,404 sq km of land across Assam, the state assembly was informed on Friday. Of them, 2.12 lakh are landless people, 1.24 lakh are from the minority community and 31,839 are erosion-hit people. In a written reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan said a total of 8,57,060 people are living on government, forest, wetland, Satra and railway lands across the state. Sharing a table, the minister said these people include at least 2,11,698 landless people, 31,839 erosion-affected, 1,03,422 from the economically weaker section, 68,981 Scheduled Castes, 77,616 Scheduled Tribes, 1,21,089 from the general category and 1,24,150 from the minority community. The table further termed 1,18,265 people in Charaideo and Dhemaji as encroachers, but did not elaborate on their class, caste or community. Mohan said these people have encroached more than 40,39,450 bighas (over 5,404

Shubhashish Homes buys 2.2 acres of land in Mansarovar Extension, Jaipur

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Alliance Group firm buys 96.5-acre land; to invest Rs 3,600 cr in township

Realty firm Urbanrise, an Alliance Group company, has acquired a 96.5 acre land parcel at Tambaram, Chennai from Reliance Capital and will invest Rs 3,600 crore to develop a township project. The company said in a statement that it will develop a mega township project on the land parcel that has a "development potential of 13 million square feet with an expected revenue of Rs 7,000 crore." The company, however, did not disclose the financial details of the transaction. Urbanrise said it has been acquiring large tracts of land in premium locations across Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad markets to expand its business. Manoj Namburu, Chairman and MD of Alliance Group and Urbanrise said the Tambaram locality is fast emerging as a commercial-cum-residential hub of Chennai. "We are looking at developing an integrated township with world-class amenities..," he added. Alliance Group is one of the leading real estate firms in South India that has delivered over 7,500 homes. The organisa

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Land lease continuity for Rail landholders, more clarity for Concor sale

Latest Railways circular also offers details on various terms of the new 'land lease policy' approved by Cabinet last month; existing landholders can extend their lease for up to another 35 years

What is the floor area ratio?

The demolition of illegal towers in Noida sullied the builder's image. It circumvented rules, changed the floor area ratio in collusion with corrupt officials. But, what is floor area ratio?

Over 100 hectares govt land worth Rs 1.5 bn freed from encroachers in MP

Over 100 hectares of govt land worth over Rs 1.5 bn has been freed from clutches of the land mafia in Orchha, a tourist town in Madhya Pradesh Niwari district bordering UP, a senior official said

Karnataka slams the brakes on its decision to sell land to JSW Steel

The BJP-led Karnataka Cabinet made the U-turn following widespread criticism from MLAs of its own party and several petitions pending in various courts

Ten states could amend land lease laws by end-March

Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also in the process of amending the decades-old land lease laws

Who will buy 4,000 acres of PSU land coming up for sale?

Govt remains undecided on allowing private players to bid for PSUs' last precious resources